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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gravityforms”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “gravityforms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Disposable Email Blocker – GravityForms shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS and OTP for WordPress and WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.1★ from 107 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ · 4.2★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #2 ↑6 3 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 گرویتی فرم فارسی | Persian Gravity Forms 20K+ · 4.5★ (41) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Surbma | Divi & Gravity Forms 9K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS and OTP for WordPress and WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.1★ (107) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 Divi Gravity Forms (WP Tools) 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #7 8 The Cache Purger 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 5 too high 9 Gravity Forms Eway 500+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #9 10 Add-on Brevo for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Custom API for WP 1K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 FormsCRM – Connect Forms to CRM directly 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓3 6 too high 13 Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #21 ↓2 7 too low 15 Fresh Forms for Gravity 3K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Power Boost for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑4 2 too low 17 Address Autocomplete via Google for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓5 3 too low 18 Disposable Email Blocker – GravityForms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 Pronamic Pay with Mollie for Gravity Forms 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑9 7 too high 20 Postcodes4U Address Finder 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Zodan Mini Admin Menu 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Addon Submission Blocker for Gravityforms 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Embed PDF for Gravity Forms 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4 1 too low 24 Zibal Payment Gateway for Gravity Forms 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.